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there's a sense that change in washington hasn't come fast enough. there's a tidal wave of anger coming toward her that they miscalculated. they didn't respect the intensity of it and didn't respond quickly enough. the republican did, larry. >> larry: dana bash, what's the sentiment on the hill? is there a chance the house will pass the senate version and get this quicked passed by going to the senate and they'll approve it, they don't need 60 votes? >> reporter: it looks very, very unlikely this evening. i spoke to many how democratic lawmakers, and many said they don't see it possible. they personally would not vote yes, and all you need is a couple of house democrats to drop off. that throws that idea of the house passing the senate bill out the window. what is next? that is such a big question mark. house democratic leaders huddled in nancy pelosi's office a short while ago to watch the returns, and they're trying to figure out what to do with health care. there is no clearer path. all of the options are very, very bad when it comes to trying to
there's a sense that change in washington hasn't come fast enough. there's a tidal wave of anger coming toward her that they miscalculated. they didn't respect the intensity of it and didn't respond quickly enough. the republican did, larry. >> larry: dana bash, what's the sentiment on the hill? is there a chance the house will pass the senate version and get this quicked passed by going to the senate and they'll approve it, they don't need 60 votes? >> reporter: it looks very, very...
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let's go to washington. governor ed rendell, democrat of pennsylvania, has just come back from haiti accompanying 53 children from the orphanage in port-au-prince. how did this come about, ed? >> the brezhnev orphanage was run by two women out of pittsburgh. when the earthquake happened, they had to keep the kids outside, no sanitation, very little food and water. they called home and were connected with the wonderful pittsburgh medical center. they tried to get the ability to take them out, they couldn't do it. they called me, i couldn't get anywhere. then we saw the haitian ambassador being interviewed on cnn. so i called into the station and said, can you get a message from me to ambassador joseph? they did, the ambassador called me, he started the ball rolling. then we got great cooperation from the department of homeland security, immigration, the state department, the military was terrific. we got on a plane yesterday morning, monday morning, at 11:30 from pittsburgh. we reached the port-au-prince at a
let's go to washington. governor ed rendell, democrat of pennsylvania, has just come back from haiti accompanying 53 children from the orphanage in port-au-prince. how did this come about, ed? >> the brezhnev orphanage was run by two women out of pittsburgh. when the earthquake happened, they had to keep the kids outside, no sanitation, very little food and water. they called home and were connected with the wonderful pittsburgh medical center. they tried to get the ability to take them...
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washington -- i think that washington will change obama. i'm disappointed. we're all christians. but only god knows who is christian and who is not. republicans when they were in office put this country in the worst situation that we could be in. this guy sitting there talking, he realizes what the republicans did to this country. how in the world can you sit there with a straight face it and say what you say? i told people that obama would get some jobs in hear. the republicans -- the republicans did not do a day's work since they were in office. we are paying them some $100,000 per year to a creek. how many jobs did the republicans make? not one. guest: i think that he is emblematic of many people's an ger out there when they look at washington as a dysfunctional entity good with democrats and republicans. as a political strategist a think both karen are aware that the american public has increasingly desired fast results. it is one of the down sides of technology. people are looking for the instant reaction and also for the instant solut
washington -- i think that washington will change obama. i'm disappointed. we're all christians. but only god knows who is christian and who is not. republicans when they were in office put this country in the worst situation that we could be in. this guy sitting there talking, he realizes what the republicans did to this country. how in the world can you sit there with a straight face it and say what you say? i told people that obama would get some jobs in hear. the republicans -- the...
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host: this is from "the washington post." like the brown campaign, coakley's operation grown in hasty formation. detroit, a gene on the democrat line. your thoughts this morning -- jeanne. caller: house and people forget. it took years for us to get into the position they were in, and it started with president reagan and the deregulation and the changes that they made in the tax code that took away the interest deduction, how they gave money to the rich believing in the trickle-down effect, how it was the republicans who drafted naphtha under bush i, president clinton signed into law but it was the republicans brought that about. i watched -- they have been against working class people and anyone who believes that the republican people care about working class people is sadly mistaken. greta, one other thing. i know the republicans claim to be the moral authority and have watched the laws they passed and listen to the caller's talking about individualism and to me their philosophy is more of what jesus described as scribes an
host: this is from "the washington post." like the brown campaign, coakley's operation grown in hasty formation. detroit, a gene on the democrat line. your thoughts this morning -- jeanne. caller: house and people forget. it took years for us to get into the position they were in, and it started with president reagan and the deregulation and the changes that they made in the tax code that took away the interest deduction, how they gave money to the rich believing in the trickle-down...
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yet driving from washington d.c. to may or washington state to arizona means passing through states that have weak drunk driving laws, did not ban text driving laws, did not ban text messaging, do not require that use a booster seat for your child, have life-threatening with -- life-threatening loopholes in teen driving laws and an adequate enforcement of seat belt and motorcycle helmet laws. and worst states, there were 10 in the green category. the top to in this category are the district of columbia, i got credit for 13.5 lost and the state of new jersey, with credit for 13 lost. the other states are illinois, thank you center, maryland, new york, north carolina, oregon, tennessee, minnesota, california, and washington. there are nine worst states this year. we added, unfortunately, six new states to that category. they are arizona, virginia, vt., pennsylvania, ohio, and nebraska. in order of ranking, the states in the worst category having fewer than half of these 15 basic laws are south dakota with only three of
yet driving from washington d.c. to may or washington state to arizona means passing through states that have weak drunk driving laws, did not ban text driving laws, did not ban text messaging, do not require that use a booster seat for your child, have life-threatening with -- life-threatening loopholes in teen driving laws and an adequate enforcement of seat belt and motorcycle helmet laws. and worst states, there were 10 in the green category. the top to in this category are the district of...
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and i'm ready to go to washington without delay! [cheers and applause] i also want to thank martha coakley for her call of congratulations. a hard contest is behind us. and now we must come together as a commonwealth. thank you, martha! [applause] as you know, this special election came about because we lost someone very, very dear to massachusetts and to america. senator ted kennedy was a tireless worker and a big-hearted public servant. and for most of his lifetime was a force like no other in this state. [cheers and applause] the first call i made was to his wife vicki. and i told her that his name will always command the affection and respect by the people of massachusetts. and i said we feel the same about her. [cheers and applause] there's no replacing a man like that. but tonight i honor the memory, and i pledge to be the very best and try to be a worthy successor to the late senator kennedy. and i said at the very beginning, when i sat down at the dinner table of my family that win or lose we would run a race which would mak
and i'm ready to go to washington without delay! [cheers and applause] i also want to thank martha coakley for her call of congratulations. a hard contest is behind us. and now we must come together as a commonwealth. thank you, martha! [applause] as you know, this special election came about because we lost someone very, very dear to massachusetts and to america. senator ted kennedy was a tireless worker and a big-hearted public servant. and for most of his lifetime was a force like no other...
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i bet they can hear this sharing of the way in washington, d.c. -- charing all the way in washington, d.c. >> [cheering] >> thank you. thank you. yes, i did this morning. thank you. i hope they are playing close attention. tonight the independent voice in massachusetts has spoken. from spring killed two cape cod, the voters decided toe odds. we have delivered a great victory. i think the people of massachusetts for electing me as your next united states senator. >> [cheering] >[ chanting "41"] >> everyday i hold this office, i will give that is all inmates to serve you well and make you proud. -- all in me to serve you well and make you proud. i will never -- thank you. while the honor is mine, the senate seat belongs to no one person or political party. as i have said before, this is the people's seat. >> [chatning "people's seat"] >> thank you very much. i spoke to the center. he has completed his work as the senator. i spoke to him. he is very gracious. he welcomes me as soon as i can get there. i want to thank him from the bottom of my heart. >> [chanting indiscriminately] >> i wa
i bet they can hear this sharing of the way in washington, d.c. -- charing all the way in washington, d.c. >> [cheering] >> thank you. thank you. yes, i did this morning. thank you. i hope they are playing close attention. tonight the independent voice in massachusetts has spoken. from spring killed two cape cod, the voters decided toe odds. we have delivered a great victory. i think the people of massachusetts for electing me as your next united states senator. >> [cheering]...
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and then so now washington, in washington the democrats are saying well, if he loses maybe we could pass it in the lame duck session before he actually takes a seat or hold it up, claim's recount. ask for a recount to. me that is crazy talk because if you have an earthquake you can't just then do some monkey business and pass a lame duck session a major piece of legislation. >> do you agree that is crazy. >> i agree. you have ten days to certify the results. i mean the results are the results. and ten days are not required to do it. and david is right. >> anybody tried to play games they couldn't get away with it. >> no, they couldn't get away with it. >> this race has been nationalized. i mean the president, you know, is up or down vote on him whether he went there or didn't go there. so he has made the decision to go there to push all the chips into the middle of the table. >> but in a word, if by chance coakley does win and they maintain the 60 votes, does this deal today on health-care reform, not today, this week on health-care reform on these so-called cadillac plans, is that going
and then so now washington, in washington the democrats are saying well, if he loses maybe we could pass it in the lame duck session before he actually takes a seat or hold it up, claim's recount. ask for a recount to. me that is crazy talk because if you have an earthquake you can't just then do some monkey business and pass a lame duck session a major piece of legislation. >> do you agree that is crazy. >> i agree. you have ten days to certify the results. i mean the results are...
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washington -- i think that washington will change obama. i'm disappointed. we're all christians. but only god knows who is christian and who is not. republicans when they were in office put this country in the worst situation that we could be in. this guy sitting there talking, he realizes what the republicans did to this country. how in the world can you sit there with a straight face it and say what you say? i told people that obama would get some jobs in hear. the republicans -- the republicans did not do a day's work since they were in office. we are paying them some $100,000 per year to a creek. how many jobs did the republicans make? not one. guest: i think that he is emblematic of many people's an ger out there when they look at washington as a dysfunctional entity good with democrats and republicans. as a political strategist a think both karen are aware that the american public has increasingly desired fast results. it is one of the down sides of technology. people are looking for the instant reaction and also for the instant solut
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it's happening in washington. washington is starting to act like massachusetts in that regard. taxing before saving. and i think we can do better. as the 41st senator i can go down there and at least bring conversation back. it's broken, broken here and it's broken in washington. as the 60th senator, martha, debate will be cut off. and that's not good for democracy. that's not what our founding fathers wanted and i'm hopeful i get the opportunity on january 19th and i appreciate everybody being here and i appreciate what you've done, david. thank you very much. >> mr. david kennedy. >> thank you for moderating this this evening and for everybody coming out. this election a week from now is about the small government candidate against the big government candidate. what you need scott will spend money on war, martha will spend money on healthcare. but the reality is, who do you want to spend your money? do you want the government to spend your money? or do you want to make those decisions for yourself? i'm the only candidate that will go out there and i will cut spending. i will
it's happening in washington. washington is starting to act like massachusetts in that regard. taxing before saving. and i think we can do better. as the 41st senator i can go down there and at least bring conversation back. it's broken, broken here and it's broken in washington. as the 60th senator, martha, debate will be cut off. and that's not good for democracy. that's not what our founding fathers wanted and i'm hopeful i get the opportunity on january 19th and i appreciate everybody being...
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it is happening in washington. washington is starting to act like massachusetts in that regard, texting bush pour sieving. 44 senator i can go down there and elise bring conversation back. it is broken like it is here in massachusetts broken and broken in washington. as the 60th center debate will be cut off and that is not what our founding fathers wanted and i am hopeful i get the opportunity on january 19th and i appreciate everybody being here in depreciably bealeton david. >> mr. kennedy. >> david, thank you for moderating this evening in thanks everybody for coming up. this election is really about the economy in the future. this is about big government candidates and what you really need to ask yourself this scott will spend money on war, martha will spend money on health care but the reality is who do you want to spend your money? do you want the government to spend your money or do you want to make those decisions for yourself? i am the only candidate who will go out there and i will cut spending. i will r
it is happening in washington. washington is starting to act like massachusetts in that regard, texting bush pour sieving. 44 senator i can go down there and elise bring conversation back. it is broken like it is here in massachusetts broken and broken in washington. as the 60th center debate will be cut off and that is not what our founding fathers wanted and i am hopeful i get the opportunity on january 19th and i appreciate everybody being here in depreciably bealeton david. >> mr....
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the health care bill being proposed in washington is broken by the bad deal -- by the back room deals. we need to start over. we have health care here in massachusetts. 98% of our people are already insured. we have done it. we do not need what is being pushed in washington on massachusetts, spending $500 million on medicare? we know we need to reform and that is something we're going to be doing very shortly. to think that we need of one size fits all plan from congress, coming down here and hurting what we have? that is one of the differences between martha coakley and i. at a time when we just do not needed. i would propose going and allowing states to do this individually with the government incentivizing it. we can export what we have done and show them how to do it. i am looking forward to be the party -- the 41st vote and get that plan back to the drawing board. >> thank you for hosting us here this evening. i would be proud to be the 60th vote to make sure that we need health care reform that was so badly need. we have taken the lead here in massachusetts, and now we are attac
the health care bill being proposed in washington is broken by the bad deal -- by the back room deals. we need to start over. we have health care here in massachusetts. 98% of our people are already insured. we have done it. we do not need what is being pushed in washington on massachusetts, spending $500 million on medicare? we know we need to reform and that is something we're going to be doing very shortly. to think that we need of one size fits all plan from congress, coming down here and...
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[applause] >> each year, the washington center brings dozens of students to washington d.c. to experience the work of our government first can. this weekend, they discussed politics, government, and their futures. >> we are joined by the authors of "game change." i heard you had a list of things you thought would make news in this book. it has been out of here for some time now. what on the list are you surprised that? when john and i set out to write the book, we hope it would be interesting book to read an interesting story. but we were also going for breaking news because we thought there were things that were uncovered during the campaign. i will give you one. john will have others. sarah palin was picked by john mccain and people were shocked when it happened to that time, the campaign said that she had been on consideration for a long time and receive as much of a background check, so-called vetting, as any of the other people john mccain considered. there is skepticism about that at the time did not of the political journalism parade moved on and there were other thin
[applause] >> each year, the washington center brings dozens of students to washington d.c. to experience the work of our government first can. this weekend, they discussed politics, government, and their futures. >> we are joined by the authors of "game change." i heard you had a list of things you thought would make news in this book. it has been out of here for some time now. what on the list are you surprised that? when john and i set out to write the book, we hope it...
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we love hacks here in washington. i do think a people barack obama was going to be a mover in washington. chris: he's got these rules, no lobbyist, nobody can become a lobbyist. he's still sticking to some of this, right? >> yeah. his campaign hacks are going to play more. he's going to be a lot less capable because this is an election year to do a lot of the things of that he set out to do. >> one traction is whether the obama army turn out the in the midterms the way they did in virginia and new jersey last year. chris: before we break, let's go to "saturday night live" and how they prospered these last years by portraying democrats wimps or worse. here's jimmy carter giving advice to michael dukakis in his 1988 campaign for president. >> i'm about to lose as bad as you did. maybe worse. how did you deal with it afterward? >> i accept the fact that i was a downer. a liberal downer. malaise liberal downer. >> jimmy, believe me, i understand. chris: the democrats, that's just one image. for al gore it was his nerdynes
we love hacks here in washington. i do think a people barack obama was going to be a mover in washington. chris: he's got these rules, no lobbyist, nobody can become a lobbyist. he's still sticking to some of this, right? >> yeah. his campaign hacks are going to play more. he's going to be a lot less capable because this is an election year to do a lot of the things of that he set out to do. >> one traction is whether the obama army turn out the in the midterms the way they did in...
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washington doesn't have answers and washington is rapidly losing the trust of a whole lot of people. >> larry: do you think guantanamo will come up, john? >> i don't think so by name, no. he will address national security, and he should. it's part of the state of the union. we are at war. the fact that president gets generally high markets on an issue of national security. our country was deeply divided over the issue of iraq and afghanistan. in one year one of his greatest accomplishments is it to depolarize those wars. he's pursued a centrist course with the reappointment of secretary gates. controversial among some and sent a centrist message. that he is what he achieved what he campaigned on in that area. >> he ran as a domestic president, but he gets his highest marks in foreign poecli and he's running more of a sent ris administration. >> larry: does he get a big bump tomorrow? john? >> he'll get a bump. he gives a great speech. >> larry: david? >> doubt it, larry. small bump from his point of view. he has to hope it lasts. >> larry: david and john, we thank you both very much.
washington doesn't have answers and washington is rapidly losing the trust of a whole lot of people. >> larry: do you think guantanamo will come up, john? >> i don't think so by name, no. he will address national security, and he should. it's part of the state of the union. we are at war. the fact that president gets generally high markets on an issue of national security. our country was deeply divided over the issue of iraq and afghanistan. in one year one of his greatest...
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you can see the characters to play big roles here in washington. lieberman has made a kind of resurrection of late. this looks like it is made of silly putty. he is kind of moving through all of those muscles there. and then there are some people who do not want to go away. thank goodness. cartoonists were cheering when mccain nominated her. then we come to president barack obama. when a politician first comes into the public limelight, the characters are very close to the photographs. over time, the fish gets more exaggerated. last year at this time, when we had the election and post- election, this was barack obama. he looks like he is smiling all the time. in fact, during the campaign, i had made a three-d model of him. i was on a six-city tour with " second city," the improv group. it looked like to talk to the sky and he would talk back. it was very effective at the time. but when he got into office, things started to change. he became more sullen and serious. in dealing with iran, you can see the guy in the back. but here was, obama no longer
you can see the characters to play big roles here in washington. lieberman has made a kind of resurrection of late. this looks like it is made of silly putty. he is kind of moving through all of those muscles there. and then there are some people who do not want to go away. thank goodness. cartoonists were cheering when mccain nominated her. then we come to president barack obama. when a politician first comes into the public limelight, the characters are very close to the photographs. over...
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brown goes to washington. guest: the real question is, now that they have arrived, what can they accomplish? what we hear from voters time and again it is what can they do? how will you work together to get these things done, on drums, the economy, health care, -- jobs, the economy, health care, global warming? host: next phone call. caller: i could not believe with senator kennedy being sick, the democrat party did not look forward and see the position they were in. this is a senator who championed a lot of wonderful things for the people. i feel as if republicans got on top of this right away. they did a great job getting the word out. they have a nice looking guy, he talks well. that is the way the health care bill is right now. this democratic party could have done a wonderful thing for the country. even the president had not been up front delivering a good mission -- message to the people. host: amy walter? guest: all good points. fundamentally, this will be the issue for the 2010 campaign. democrats need
brown goes to washington. guest: the real question is, now that they have arrived, what can they accomplish? what we hear from voters time and again it is what can they do? how will you work together to get these things done, on drums, the economy, health care, -- jobs, the economy, health care, global warming? host: next phone call. caller: i could not believe with senator kennedy being sick, the democrat party did not look forward and see the position they were in. this is a senator who...
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people are hurting, washington does not have answers and washington is rapidly losing the trust of all whole lot of people. >> larry: how about guantanamo, do you think it's going to come up? >> i don't think guantanamo is going to come up by name, but he's going to address national security and he should, because the country is at war. our country was deeply divided when he came into office over the issue of iraq and afghanistan. in one year, he's been able to largely depot -- de polarize those wars. he sent a reassuring centrist message and that's one of the reasons why he's been able to achieve what he campaigned on in that area. >> he ran has a domestic president, but john's right he gets his highest marks in foreign policy, that is where he is running a more centrist administration. >> larry: yes or no from both of you, does he get a billing bump tomorrow, john? >> we'll get a big bump, he gives a great speech. >>. >> larry: david? >> we gets a small bump. >> larry: don't forget cnn will have major coverage tomorrow night and then we'll be on at mi
people are hurting, washington does not have answers and washington is rapidly losing the trust of all whole lot of people. >> larry: how about guantanamo, do you think it's going to come up? >> i don't think guantanamo is going to come up by name, but he's going to address national security and he should, because the country is at war. our country was deeply divided when he came into office over the issue of iraq and afghanistan. in one year, he's been able to largely depot -- de...
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in a press conference in washington, d.c. he said if anyone since adolf on a black man, the black man should kill the adult whether he is a four leggitt all were to leggitt bald. that's her to sing in public. i'm sure at that time and maybe you can put it in perspective. even today we don't get important african american leaders standing of saying things like that. yes, absolutely. one of malcolm's most important characteristics was the ability to speak truth to power and he's quick to be probably the most eloquent article critic of american democracy during the post war period. malcolm is also a bold enough to criticize president kennedy for not acting productively enough in birmingham alabama. what's interesting when we study malcolm x and look at his that malcolm really serves as a counterpart to king but in a way people usually don't think of. its counterpart to king has the good black man and malcolm is the bad nasty and high white black man. malcolm is a counterpart saying things king can't say very boldly in a very con
in a press conference in washington, d.c. he said if anyone since adolf on a black man, the black man should kill the adult whether he is a four leggitt all were to leggitt bald. that's her to sing in public. i'm sure at that time and maybe you can put it in perspective. even today we don't get important african american leaders standing of saying things like that. yes, absolutely. one of malcolm's most important characteristics was the ability to speak truth to power and he's quick to be...
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for what purpose does the gentleman from washington rise? >> to address the house for one minute and revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. >> madam speaker, tonight i'm introducing a resolution to urge the senate to change a filibuster rule. the filibuster has in effect created minority rule. it wasn't the intent of the framers of the constitution to allow any one person the power to bring legislative process to a halt, which is exactly what the filibuster has given each senator the ability to do. the framers very clearly outlined the five instances when they believed a supermajority was needed. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman will suspend. the house will be in order. please take your conversations off the floor. the gentleman may proceed. mr. mcdermott: the day-to-day business of congress was not one of them, but the use of the filibuster has become such common practice that it now requires a supermajority in the senate to pass virtually every piece of legislation, no matter how mundane. the filibu
for what purpose does the gentleman from washington rise? >> to address the house for one minute and revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. >> madam speaker, tonight i'm introducing a resolution to urge the senate to change a filibuster rule. the filibuster has in effect created minority rule. it wasn't the intent of the framers of the constitution to allow any one person the power to bring legislative process to a halt, which is exactly what the...
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c-span radio, covering washington like no other. >> "washington journal" continues. host: this week in congress, the second year of the obama administration. more liz sidoti liz with the associated press and jennifer haberkorn from "the washington times." good morning, welcome. we'll start with you, jennifer, asking you about your story this morning in the politics section. that story is being reported elsewhere as well. for the president is expected to speak elsewhere about jobs, are they the number one issue? guest: it seems that way, after the election in massachusetts, health care seems to be in the back burner. people want jobs, they want the economy to improve, so they will be working on that, and i think he will see that reflected in the state of the union address. host: a more visible role in the white house, over the weekend in "the washington post, they had this, "the white house toughens its town." guest: i think that the white house was taken off guard by what happened in massachusetts. they are at a point right now where they realize that if they do not
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especially built around washington. and fourth, because you see the constitution as a barrier to where they want to go the road block a speed bump i guess we would say to -- today. they all argue for the living constitution. they couldn't get rid of the constitution although some of them applied they would sure like to. and some said it's difficult to change and a formal way. so instead they wanted to d construct and change its meaning to mean whatever they wanted, putting in new blood into a dead constitution to make it living. and they did all of this and argued for all of this in the name of progress. the great, open-ended and empty word progress. we see it most clearly in the time of the progressives in the early 20th century because they wrote clearly. we see it again in the new deal and again in a free society, and i would suggest to you that we are seeing it again today. there are differences between the various phases, those shifts that come back every so often like the great plague, but they all shared deep fun
especially built around washington. and fourth, because you see the constitution as a barrier to where they want to go the road block a speed bump i guess we would say to -- today. they all argue for the living constitution. they couldn't get rid of the constitution although some of them applied they would sure like to. and some said it's difficult to change and a formal way. so instead they wanted to d construct and change its meaning to mean whatever they wanted, putting in new blood into a...
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in washington. if he turns out to be one of the "politics as usual" kind of politicians, we're going to turn away from him. and that's exactly what happened. i think they are frustrated by the fact that they've been duped thought they were voting for something in 2008 and find not only are things still the same old-same old bickering in washington but seems to have gotten worse. >> ifill: and perhaps focused on the wrong thing. ceci everybody wants to know will happen with health care reform. as of tonight, where does that sand? >> well, gwen, the results in massachusetts are a real blow to the prospects for health care reform legislation, and i think i would describe the blow as somewhere between debilitating and fatal, to be honest. here we are exactly one year from obama being sworn in, and we knew from one year ago that time was going to be the enemy of health care reform, and in case democrats had forgotten that, alex capatziano put out a memo saying to republicans we can kill this by delay. an
in washington. if he turns out to be one of the "politics as usual" kind of politicians, we're going to turn away from him. and that's exactly what happened. i think they are frustrated by the fact that they've been duped thought they were voting for something in 2008 and find not only are things still the same old-same old bickering in washington but seems to have gotten worse. >> ifill: and perhaps focused on the wrong thing. ceci everybody wants to know will happen with...
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i guess in the transferring of that information to the folks in washington, d.c. and the intelligence there, his name was actually misspelled. so how does this happen? >> well, that's a very common problem, particularly with arabic names that the alphabet don't match up identifically to translate names into english. and we have had cases where four or five members of the same family with the last name mohammad have it spelled a different way when it was translated into english. and the computers, you know marks not be ab, may not be able to pick up that. that's a critical problem. that's why the idea that we can ever completely rely on intelligence is not going to happen. >> the president has ordered four key reforms and one of them is to strengthen the criteria that it takes to put somebody on the no fly list. so is that enough? how do you feel about these lists? are they working? >> yeah. it will help, of course. but if we take this case specifically, if the father died of a heart attack five years ago, we would have a multimillionaire young man who would never
i guess in the transferring of that information to the folks in washington, d.c. and the intelligence there, his name was actually misspelled. so how does this happen? >> well, that's a very common problem, particularly with arabic names that the alphabet don't match up identifically to translate names into english. and we have had cases where four or five members of the same family with the last name mohammad have it spelled a different way when it was translated into english. and the...
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in a washington speech, she singled out china and several other countries. she said they have put up barriers to portions of the web, and censored words, names and phrases in search results. >> countries that censor news and information must recognize that from an economic standpoint, there is no distinction between censoring political speech and commercial speech. if businesses in your nations are denied access to either type of information, it will inevitably impact on growth. >> sreenivasan: clinton urged chinese officials to investigate recent cyber attacks on google's e-mail accounts. the chinese government insisted it's treating the issue as a business dispute with google and not a political matter that affects ties with the u.s. in pakistan, military officials announced they will hold off launching new offensives against militants for up to a year. they said they need to consolidate the gains made since last spring. the announcement came during a visit by u.s. defense secretary robert gates. he met with prime minister yusuf gilani, among others, and h
in a washington speech, she singled out china and several other countries. she said they have put up barriers to portions of the web, and censored words, names and phrases in search results. >> countries that censor news and information must recognize that from an economic standpoint, there is no distinction between censoring political speech and commercial speech. if businesses in your nations are denied access to either type of information, it will inevitably impact on growth. >>...
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i know it's happening but the public schools in washington, d.c. spent twice, three times as much per pupil as some of the inner-city catholic schools with worse results, worse results. would anyone -- is their anyone here who would say i absolutely care when i get terribly sick i want to make sure i get into a government hospital. right? no. the truth is there are some nonprofit operations that worked fine. i, for 12 years, worked for public television for my sins. [laughter] i often said my 12 years with pps were three of the happiest weeks of my life. [laughter] anyone who believes pbs and npr are inherently superior because they are nonprofit, because they are dependent upon taxpayer support, anyone who believes the art that is created with taxpayer support, one of the insanities of the law, administration is i don't know if you have heard this yet but we have a deficit, $1.42 trillion this year. it is a nightmare and the obama administration provided a 20% increase in funding for the national endowment for the arts. try to imagine what kind of
i know it's happening but the public schools in washington, d.c. spent twice, three times as much per pupil as some of the inner-city catholic schools with worse results, worse results. would anyone -- is their anyone here who would say i absolutely care when i get terribly sick i want to make sure i get into a government hospital. right? no. the truth is there are some nonprofit operations that worked fine. i, for 12 years, worked for public television for my sins. [laughter] i often said my...
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at a press conference in washington, d.c. he said if anyone sets a dog on a black man the black man should kill the dog whether he is a four-legged dog or two-legged dog. that is hard to say in public, i'm sure, at that time. just maybe kind of put that in perspective. even today we adopted an important african american leader standing up saying things like that. >> guest: absolutely. one of malcolm's most important characteristics was the ability to speak truth to power, and he is really going to be probably the most eloquent radical critic of american democracy during the postwar postwar period. malcolm also is bold enough to criticize president kennedy for not acting proactively enough in birmingham, alabama. what is interesting when we study malcom x and look at him is that malcolm really serves as a counterpart to king, but in a way that people usually don't think of it. they think of him as a counterpart to king as the good black man, and malcolm is the bad, nasty, anti-white black man. no, malcolm is the counterpart sa
at a press conference in washington, d.c. he said if anyone sets a dog on a black man the black man should kill the dog whether he is a four-legged dog or two-legged dog. that is hard to say in public, i'm sure, at that time. just maybe kind of put that in perspective. even today we adopted an important african american leader standing up saying things like that. >> guest: absolutely. one of malcolm's most important characteristics was the ability to speak truth to power, and he is really...
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that's harold washington's city. harold washington was the first black mayor of chicago elected in 1983. against the conservative back drop of ronald reagan's america in 1980 there are really rays of light in harold washington's chicago which inspires jesse jkson to run for president in 1984 and '88. so chicago and jesse jackson really impact the country's evolution from black power to barack obama. the jackson campaign is a very interesting one because it's those campaigns that change the democratic party's primary rules to proportional representation from a winner- take-all system. without the jackson campaign, hillary clinton would have been the democratic party's nominee in 2008. >> suarez: the chicago that schools barack obama in politics is not only harold washington's chicago, it's also jesse jackson's chicago and louis fair kahn's chicago, the johnson family of ebony and jet magazine. aren't a lot of different ways of being black in america proposed during this era? >> absolutely. another person in chicago th
that's harold washington's city. harold washington was the first black mayor of chicago elected in 1983. against the conservative back drop of ronald reagan's america in 1980 there are really rays of light in harold washington's chicago which inspires jesse jkson to run for president in 1984 and '88. so chicago and jesse jackson really impact the country's evolution from black power to barack obama. the jackson campaign is a very interesting one because it's those campaigns that change the...
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i love coming to washington, d.c. i always get so excited coming down on that train, this morning on my way down i turned around and looked and said is that dan rather. dan, how are you? we had a terrific conversation. that's the great thing about coming here. you meet all sorts of people from all walks of life. i'm alexis glick. i just departed fox business just a short while ago. i was the vice president over there and helped launch a business network that i hope you guys will continue to watch. i have many good friends over there. i'm about to embark on a new venture. i can't announce it yet but i'll be announcing it in the next month or two. anyhow, i am so pleased to be here today. and the foundation have been friends of mine for years now. without entrepreneurs, we don't have job creation and as married to a small business owner, my father being a small business own , a lot of entrepreneurs in my family, something i feel very, very strongly about and i want us to do more to empower the entrepreneurs and look at
i love coming to washington, d.c. i always get so excited coming down on that train, this morning on my way down i turned around and looked and said is that dan rather. dan, how are you? we had a terrific conversation. that's the great thing about coming here. you meet all sorts of people from all walks of life. i'm alexis glick. i just departed fox business just a short while ago. i was the vice president over there and helped launch a business network that i hope you guys will continue to...
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schumer, from washington, the senator from new jersey, mr. mendez, the senator from michigan, missed stabenow, the senator from kentucky, mr. kyle, the senator from tennessee, mr. alexander, the senator from south dakota, mr. thume, and the senator from texas, mr. cornyn. the members of the committee will exit the chamber through the doors. >> madam speaker, the dean of the diplomatic corps. [applause] >> madam speaker, the chief justice and the associate justices of the supreme court. [applause] [applause] [applause] [applause] [applause] >> madam speaker, the president's cabinet. [applause] . .
schumer, from washington, the senator from new jersey, mr. mendez, the senator from michigan, missed stabenow, the senator from kentucky, mr. kyle, the senator from tennessee, mr. alexander, the senator from south dakota, mr. thume, and the senator from texas, mr. cornyn. the members of the committee will exit the chamber through the doors. >> madam speaker, the dean of the diplomatic corps. [applause] >> madam speaker, the chief justice and the associate justices of the supreme...
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"washington journal" continues. host: in states as a way to acclimate you on what's happening around the country. those states facing the top five budget deficil9ñ arizona with 2 billion. california at 6.3 billion. illinois five billion. new york almost 3 point 5 billion. scott, scott pattison is the director, good morning. thanks for being with us. these state haves a requirement to balance the budget. caller: that's correct. it's very difficult for them. they're not a national government. states don't have that option. they have to balance like we do in our family budgets. host: we heard from governor schwarzenegger in his statement and governor scott pattison but one of the things coming out of schwarzenegger's budget is expectations that the federal government with it's 12,000,000 overall debt will come to the rescue for states like california. how many states are counting on this? guest: california is asking for well over 6 million in additional funds an" obviously there's a lot of issues associated with that
"washington journal" continues. host: in states as a way to acclimate you on what's happening around the country. those states facing the top five budget deficil9ñ arizona with 2 billion. california at 6.3 billion. illinois five billion. new york almost 3 point 5 billion. scott, scott pattison is the director, good morning. thanks for being with us. these state haves a requirement to balance the budget. caller: that's correct. it's very difficult for them. they're not a national...
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we were here in washington d.c. at the steering dade -- serengeti gallery and one of our contributors set that up and it was a brilliant affair. we want you to know the network is working and it has changed our lives and there are people that we love we have a person who is sitting in the front row her name is betty and her husband adam. she had no idea i would mention this but all throughout she lives right down the corridor of where the obama inauguration parade would be going or moving in we were invited to come to her house to overlook the balcony. so daily we were getting photographs we're still in the process of putting up of everything that was happening along the parade route, who was going to be where and what the street looked like. it was absolutely fantastic that this network was keeping us informed as a lever in our pajamas trying to put the book together and the seal the deal. it has been absolutely extraordinary and what we want to talk about is how is this booktv looked at? people who are african-ame
we were here in washington d.c. at the steering dade -- serengeti gallery and one of our contributors set that up and it was a brilliant affair. we want you to know the network is working and it has changed our lives and there are people that we love we have a person who is sitting in the front row her name is betty and her husband adam. she had no idea i would mention this but all throughout she lives right down the corridor of where the obama inauguration parade would be going or moving in we...
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coming up in a few minutes, two days "washington journal." later this morning from the capitol, senate republicans talk to reporters. yesterday, senate majority leader harry reid says he could have chosen his words better regarding a 2008 quote on president barack obama's of race and election ability. his remarks are next on c-span. er>> there is a book that will e released later this week. would you like to explain more on that topic? >> i am very happy that barack obama ran for president but i have enjoyed working with them. it has been tremendous, a terrific, my heart has been warmed from the response i have gotten around the country. whether it is julian bond, or coming here today, eric holder, the attorney general of the united states. he said that anyone he could do, he would do that. we have a lot to do. over the last couple of weeks, i have spent hours on the telephone with the president and others working through health care. i spent a long time with him yesterday and will continue to do this. we have a lot of work to do and will con
coming up in a few minutes, two days "washington journal." later this morning from the capitol, senate republicans talk to reporters. yesterday, senate majority leader harry reid says he could have chosen his words better regarding a 2008 quote on president barack obama's of race and election ability. his remarks are next on c-span. er>> there is a book that will e released later this week. would you like to explain more on that topic? >> i am very happy that barack obama...
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the weasels in washington. >> the weasels in washington makes the the case of what the weasels if washington. >> that's fantastic! >> that's fantastic! >> that's weird. >> that's weird, isn't it? >> that's weird. >> i'd like more, please. >> i'd like for please. >> more pudding. >> more, please. >> mud the mudding in the pudding pops. it'd like more please. >> please, sir. i'd like some more. >> that's a good one. that's a classic. my wife loves 'em. people ask me all the time, you know, you are so great. what is your wife like? i introduce my wife and they say is she really like that at home? he says, yes, he is. it's great. they say, excuse me, honey. it'd like more please. the laughs ensue. then she gets a golf club. >> speaking of pudding. your favorite food? >> honey, honey, no dessert. you have to eat your green vegetables and eat everything on your plate. >> this is why lord axon did not say power tends to purify. >> why are you handing me cookies? >> cookie dough. >> i did. >> i really did. this is like nature's prozac. it's close to it. it has sugar in it. sugar is made by god. i'm
the weasels in washington. >> the weasels in washington makes the the case of what the weasels if washington. >> that's fantastic! >> that's fantastic! >> that's weird. >> that's weird, isn't it? >> that's weird. >> i'd like more, please. >> i'd like for please. >> more pudding. >> more, please. >> mud the mudding in the pudding pops. it'd like more please. >> please, sir. i'd like some more. >> that's a good one....
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tara is the former deputy editor of the washington times. nancy is here with me. she's a social commentator, actress and contributor to cbs sunday morning. nice to have all of you. let's get it right to it. nancy, since you're here, why don't you begin. what's your reaction to these words? >> i'm embarrassed for harry reid. harry, how many black people do you know, okay? there's not one negro dialect. this is something that's the bayne of bane of my existence for a long time. i never heard people call for one single white dialect. there are different ways of talking. it blows my mind and it's very sad to see what lies just below the surface of someone that one would think is a democrat, might be a little more liberal-minded. it's more proof at how having the first black president is blowing people's minds. >> jeff johnson, is it racist? >> i think it was in bad taste. there are a whole lot of black folks that said that. there were black folks that said he was a respectable black guy. black people said, is he black enough? i think that this was an accurate statemen
tara is the former deputy editor of the washington times. nancy is here with me. she's a social commentator, actress and contributor to cbs sunday morning. nice to have all of you. let's get it right to it. nancy, since you're here, why don't you begin. what's your reaction to these words? >> i'm embarrassed for harry reid. harry, how many black people do you know, okay? there's not one negro dialect. this is something that's the bayne of bane of my existence for a long time. i never...
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we should not to go to washington every time to have a cat to get us from washington. we should be able to fix the problems on our own and we can do that very easily. >> ms. coakley, can you promise the voters if you're elected who will vote for this national health care plan regardless of how it is changed here in conference? especially on abortion. >> what i said as i support the plan coming out of the senate. >> what if it is more restrictive as in the house? >> i is that i would not vote for a plan that has stupak in it. >> to become the 41st letter against it? >> affably that will be the choice. >> you will only vote for the senate bill? >> i will vote for the senate bill or some reason the facsimile of it. >> excuse me, it will not be the facsimile bill. it will be a compromise and bottom line is regardless of what version comes out, this bill is not good for massachusetts. it is going to cost us jobs. it is going to cost is very real jobs at a time when we cannot afford it. >> the ministry question on a lot of peoples mind. you said you are for health care refor
we should not to go to washington every time to have a cat to get us from washington. we should be able to fix the problems on our own and we can do that very easily. >> ms. coakley, can you promise the voters if you're elected who will vote for this national health care plan regardless of how it is changed here in conference? especially on abortion. >> what i said as i support the plan coming out of the senate. >> what if it is more restrictive as in the house? >> i is...
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jim webb the story this evening in the washington post. tim on the republican line joining from orlando. go ahead, please. >> caller: hi, tips for taking my call and congratulations to senator brown. bye calling in regards to -- i did vote for mccain and i looked at it as i'm going to graduate college in the next year and by understand [inaudible] i considered strongly voting for obama but i looked at it as an opportunity i supported everything obama said he could do and i hope he could do it but unfortunately i am seeing a lot of it hasn't come to fruition. so, with brown's victory, i'm looking as a republican victory we did have a filibuster and delete things in the government as a whole but we need more checks and balances on things such as health care and how we give our tax dollars going to things. a majority of americans have shown [inaudible] essentially i want more checks and balances, and my brother in law and my family lives up in massachusetts and half of them are liberals and the other half of them are republicans, so it's kind
jim webb the story this evening in the washington post. tim on the republican line joining from orlando. go ahead, please. >> caller: hi, tips for taking my call and congratulations to senator brown. bye calling in regards to -- i did vote for mccain and i looked at it as i'm going to graduate college in the next year and by understand [inaudible] i considered strongly voting for obama but i looked at it as an opportunity i supported everything obama said he could do and i hope he could...
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we can lobby in washington. we can run for office. there is not a thing that women can't do. we have a president who listens to us. women put him in power. now i think we have to make our voices heard. but first, i think it's tremendously, tremendously important to know our rights. i hope that the truth will make us brave. but first, i hope it makes us fighting mad. thank you. [applause] >> i'll be happy to answer some questions, if anyone has questions. >> right over your shoulder is ronald reagan. would you talk a little bit about the legacy of the reagan years for women? >> the reagan years started a real backlash against women. tremendous cutbacks in funding, funding any width program, a real, almost war on women. the republican party became targeted. women feminist, anti-era, one of the things that reagan did most americans was the fictionalized but often told story of the welfare queen whose race was never stated but nevertheless understood, this woman who had numerous husbands and drove around in cadillacs all the time, never existed but became a very, very popular fig
we can lobby in washington. we can run for office. there is not a thing that women can't do. we have a president who listens to us. women put him in power. now i think we have to make our voices heard. but first, i think it's tremendously, tremendously important to know our rights. i hope that the truth will make us brave. but first, i hope it makes us fighting mad. thank you. [applause] >> i'll be happy to answer some questions, if anyone has questions. >> right over your shoulder...
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host: this is a piece in the "washington *." -- washington times." they write that nearly 27,000 people are facing serious federal charges related to immigration in 2009. the chief justice has a report on the judiciary. three-fourths of the people enter the united states after being sent home before. what about the aspects of this that are against the law, even if this is shrinking? guest: the numbers are in line with the economic progress in the country. this shows that long before president bush was enforcing this strategy, the numbers would go up and down if jobs were available. the question is what is driving people to come to the united states. the major issue is economic prosperity. when the recession hits, people did not come as much. but we know that this will not last. all the predictions are moving out of the recession. and there will be a growth in jobs. what this means is that if this is killed by the economic needs, then the legal immigration will have to be addressed. -- the illegal immigration will have to be addressed. we have 12 mill
host: this is a piece in the "washington *." -- washington times." they write that nearly 27,000 people are facing serious federal charges related to immigration in 2009. the chief justice has a report on the judiciary. three-fourths of the people enter the united states after being sent home before. what about the aspects of this that are against the law, even if this is shrinking? guest: the numbers are in line with the economic progress in the country. this shows that long...
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"washington journal" continues. host: we are talking with anne kornblut, her book, "notes from the cracked ceiling." >> thank you for having me. host: you say that this is a letdown and drove apart mothers and daughters and setback the equality in the political sphere of decades, why? perception before this election in the bill some kind of unified front among women at least within the democratic party. if there wasn't a bipartisan women's movement necessarily better least the democratic party was delighted and you go back and look what happened hillary clinton did win a lot of women as the democratic primary war she won older women but she split younger women and win sarah palin was on the republican ticket later she was not able to bring over democratic women or even very many independent women as the suspected they might be able to so rather than a groundswell of kind of a women's movement what i look at in the book is the fact it splintered generational a across party lines and even among women elected officials
"washington journal" continues. host: we are talking with anne kornblut, her book, "notes from the cracked ceiling." >> thank you for having me. host: you say that this is a letdown and drove apart mothers and daughters and setback the equality in the political sphere of decades, why? perception before this election in the bill some kind of unified front among women at least within the democratic party. if there wasn't a bipartisan women's movement necessarily better...
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deputy secretary jim steinberg departs washington this afternoon for columbia and peru. he will meet i believe tomorrow with the colombian president as a first up in that trip. undersecretary bill burns will travel to moscow this week on the 13th and 14th to discuss our bilateral relationship and focus on the ongoing bilateral presidential commission work that is being done, but also will talk about arms control in iran, north korea and economic cooperation. he will then travel on and the -- he will travel from meetings on the 15th with his youth political counterparts and will also meet with foreign minister martinez while in madrid. today ambassador robert king, our special envoy for number three in human rights, met with the korean foreign minister, national security adviser, and minister for unification special relative -- how special representative ambassador. and ambassador at large for human rights ambassador. he also met with north korean experts in north korean defector leaders. he emphasizes a strong u.s. caribbean coordination is needed on all aspects of north
deputy secretary jim steinberg departs washington this afternoon for columbia and peru. he will meet i believe tomorrow with the colombian president as a first up in that trip. undersecretary bill burns will travel to moscow this week on the 13th and 14th to discuss our bilateral relationship and focus on the ongoing bilateral presidential commission work that is being done, but also will talk about arms control in iran, north korea and economic cooperation. he will then travel on and the -- he...
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it is happening in washington. washington is starting to act like massachusetts in that regard. i think we can do better. i can go down there and bring conversations back. as the 60th senator, debate will be cut off and that is not good for democracy. i hope i get the opportunity on january 19. i appreciate everyone being here and what you have done. >> thank you for moderating and thanks for coming out. this election a week from now is about the economy and about the future. this is about big government candidates against a small government canada. what you need to ask yourself is, scott will spend money on war. martha will spend money on health care. who do you want to spend your money? do you want the government to spend your money? do you want to make those decisions for yourself? i am the only candidate who will cut spending. i will repeal obamacare and file legislation to end the wars and bring that money back to the people of massachusetts and the rest of the country. i will audit the federal reserve. i am willing to cut the spending. you have to ask yourself, would you w
it is happening in washington. washington is starting to act like massachusetts in that regard. i think we can do better. i can go down there and bring conversations back. as the 60th senator, debate will be cut off and that is not good for democracy. i hope i get the opportunity on january 19. i appreciate everyone being here and what you have done. >> thank you for moderating and thanks for coming out. this election a week from now is about the economy and about the future. this is...
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now, everybody in washington d.c. says that and then they push an elbow because they know they're not going to do it, just so you understand people that say this bill will save money in the deficit, they're saying with a straight face that they're going to cut a half a trillion dollars out of a woefully under funded program system. >> absolutely. but there are best practices not being used or looked at so i have a request if you would please contact mike ross who has actually written house bill 1007 and co-sponsor what this bill is to allow respiratory therapist to be at least reimbursed to deal with at least part of that. >> mike a good friend of mine from arkansas and i'll talk to him. thank you. >> thank you. >> good afternoon congressman. i'm rick, and my problem is with the healthcare. i'm lucky i'm standing here now. our family just experienceed a tremendous problem. my brother is lucky to be a live. i finally convinced him to go to the hospital with me and it was machines keeping him a live. he would not go to
now, everybody in washington d.c. says that and then they push an elbow because they know they're not going to do it, just so you understand people that say this bill will save money in the deficit, they're saying with a straight face that they're going to cut a half a trillion dollars out of a woefully under funded program system. >> absolutely. but there are best practices not being used or looked at so i have a request if you would please contact mike ross who has actually written...
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this is followed by "washington journal." and then the institute of peace looks at the elections in afghanistan. >> on today's washington journal, the republican national committee chairman and a look at the latest unemployment figures with business reporter marilyn geewax. and we will discuss counter- terrorism with juan zarate. >> american icons. three of original documentaries from c-span. a journey through the iconic comes of the three branches of american government. see the details of the supreme court and go beyond the public tours of the white house. and explore the architecture of the capital. a three-disc dvd said. this is one of the many items available at c-span.org. >> the center for american progress posted a report that legalizing undocumented immigrants would reduce unemployment and the economy. the authors discuss their findings with the american immigration council. this is one hour. >> thank you very much. it is a pleasure to be here with the center for american progress. i think that what is startling, is
this is followed by "washington journal." and then the institute of peace looks at the elections in afghanistan. >> on today's washington journal, the republican national committee chairman and a look at the latest unemployment figures with business reporter marilyn geewax. and we will discuss counter- terrorism with juan zarate. >> american icons. three of original documentaries from c-span. a journey through the iconic comes of the three branches of american government....
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washington journal, live at 7:00 a.m. eastern here on c-span. >> i'm always concerned about the potential of unforeseen consequences of new regulations. regulation of any kind act as a tax, and when you tax to regulate something, you tend to get less of it. you tend to diminish it. >> republican fcc commissioner robert mcdowell on efforts to create of national broad grand plan. that is at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span2. >> "american icons" -- three original documentaries from c- span now available on dvd. a unique journey through the iconic homes of the three branches of american government. see the exquisite detail of the supreme court through the eyes of the justices. go beyond the velvet ropes of public tours into those rarely seen spaces of "the white house -- america's most famous home." and explore the history, art, and architecture of "the capitol," one of america's most symbolic structures. "american icons" -- a three- disc dvd set. it is $24.95 plus shipping and handling. order online at c- span.org/store. >> as ne
washington journal, live at 7:00 a.m. eastern here on c-span. >> i'm always concerned about the potential of unforeseen consequences of new regulations. regulation of any kind act as a tax, and when you tax to regulate something, you tend to get less of it. you tend to diminish it. >> republican fcc commissioner robert mcdowell on efforts to create of national broad grand plan. that is at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span2. >> "american icons" -- three original...
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i read "the washington post" and in " the washington journal." i didn't think we have given up any sovereignty in our agreement with interpol. we have gone to the point where -- we were alienated -- where are first judgment is to doubt whether or not to have confidence. we need to turn that around. we need to do that by modeling confidence so that we can develop confidence so that your first thought is not that they're going to do something wrong, but that they are going to do something right. we have created that through the years with the federal government. the federal government's action with us is that you're guilty until you can prove yourself @@@@%grr@ @ kÑ4@ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ educated about the fair tax who did not think it was a great idea. >> the fair tax markedly will help us as a country. what the fair tax does is make us competitive worldwide onÑi te things that we manufacture in this country. it takes the taxes off of what we manufacture and they are not applied until they are sold in this country. if they are sold out of this country
i read "the washington post" and in " the washington journal." i didn't think we have given up any sovereignty in our agreement with interpol. we have gone to the point where -- we were alienated -- where are first judgment is to doubt whether or not to have confidence. we need to turn that around. we need to do that by modeling confidence so that we can develop confidence so that your first thought is not that they're going to do something wrong, but that they are going to...
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that set washington on its ear. a new book claim bing by mark halpern and john hidealman reports that during the campaign last year senate majority harry reid was telling people privately that barack obama's campaign would be helped because he was, quote, a light-skinned african- american with no negro dialect unless he wanted to have one." reed spent all day yesterday apologizing to the president who said he accepted the apology and to a score of black politicians and leaders. but the episode does recall a very similar incident when then republican leader trent lott said that he had the country elected segregationist strom thurmond we wouldn't have had so many problems. that caused such a furor you'll recall that lott had to resign his leadership post. senator feinstein who is in california this morning, i have to start with that. is this going to have the same impact on harry reid? should he resign? >> i don't think so. first of all, all of us are imperfect. clearly this was a mistake. clearly the leader misspoke.
that set washington on its ear. a new book claim bing by mark halpern and john hidealman reports that during the campaign last year senate majority harry reid was telling people privately that barack obama's campaign would be helped because he was, quote, a light-skinned african- american with no negro dialect unless he wanted to have one." reed spent all day yesterday apologizing to the president who said he accepted the apology and to a score of black politicians and leaders. but the...